Camden nears record with 57th homicide

10:46 AM,
Nov. 10, 2012

Written by

George Mast
| Courier-Post Staff

A city man was killed and another left clinging to life after a shooting in the city's Marlton neighborhood.

Officers responding to a report of gunfire in the 600 block of Raritan Street found Edwin Crespo, 33, and a 32-year-old Camden man suffering from gunshot wounds around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.

Crespo died shortly after being rushed to Cooper University Hospital, authorities said. The 32-year-old man, who was shot in the head, was in critical condition Friday . ...